kudus

See also: kudús and Kudüs

English

Noun

kudus

1. plural of kudu

Iban

Etymology

From Malay kudus from Arabic قُدُس (qudus).

Adjective

kudus

1. holy

Derived terms

• Roh Kudus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kudus, from Arabic قُدُس (qudus).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkudus/ [ˈku.dʊs]
• Rhymes: -udus
• Syllabification: ku‧dus

Adjective

kudus (comparative lebih kudus, superlative paling kudus)

1. holy; sacred

   Synonyms: keramat, murni, suci

Derived terms

• menguduskan (“to make sacred, to consecrate”)
• pengudusan (“consecration (process, act)”)
• kekudusan (“consecration (condition, state)”)
• Roh Kudus (“Holy Spirit”)

Further reading

• “kudus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قُدُس (qudus).

Adjective

kudus (Jawi spelling قدوس, comparative lebih kudus, superlative paling kudus)

1. holy; sacred

   Synonym: suci

2. pure; clean

   Synonyms: murni, suci

Usage notes

Christian literature and terminology describing the sense of holy and sacred tends to use kudus influenced by the use of Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qɔḏoš) or קודש / קֹדֶשׁ (qṓḏeš) (incl. names of churches e.g. Katedral Hati Kudus Yesus); whereas Muslim literature tends to use suci.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengudusan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kekudusan [passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (ke- + -an)
• menguduskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• Roh Kudus

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “قدوس koedoes”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 70
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “قدوس kudus”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 489
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kudus”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 619

Further reading

• "kudus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017